Amenu Surname

31,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Amenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia13,3611:7,3011,145
Ghana3,3941:7,9611,074
Uganda1571:248,65818,515
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
England261:2,143,00282,017
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Amenu (32,834) may also be a first name.

Amenu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amenu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Amenu is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Amenu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amenu? popularity and diffusion

Amenu is the 31,119th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 424,583 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amenu reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 25,993rd most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 32,834 people.

The last name Amenu is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 13,361 people, or 1 in 7,301. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Amenu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amenu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amenu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning $35,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.63% less than the national average, earning $19,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amenou911,585/
Hamenu91766/
Ameenu9186/
Gamenu9129/
Ameinu9113/
Amenau918/
Amenup918/
Aamenu912/
Amenus911/
Amenuh911/
Amaenu911/
Ameanu911/
Amenut911/
Asmenu911/
Amoenu911/
Ahmenu911/
Hamenou8375/
Ameinou834/
Ahumenu832/
Ahamenu831/
Amienou831/
Gamenou831/
Amenahu831/
Aemenou831/
Aminu80795,407/
Amanu809,306/
Omenu80545/
Emenu80440/
Amonu8054/
Amjnu801/
Ameinouh771/
Aminou7323,107/
Aminuy731,082/
Haminu73457/
Omeanu73410/
Amanau73181/
Aminui73165/
Emeanu73101/
Emienu7399/
Amoinu7394/
Hamanu7383/
Aminau7380/
Aminus7372/
Aaminu7365/
Emenau7344/
Aumanu7343/
Amanui7336/
Aminuu7334/
Aminud7333/
Oemenu7327/
Aimanu7325/
Omenau7322/
Amminu7319/
Amingu7314/
Omenhu7312/
Ahminu7312/
Aiminu7310/
Amannu739/
Amainu739/
Gaminu739/
Gomenu738/
Homenu738/
Ammanu737/
Amuinu737/
Aminuh736/
Aemanu735/
Auminu735/
Omoenu735/
Aminut734/
Emenui734/
Asminu733/
Ayminu733/
Emeneu733/
Aminuz732/
Omaenu732/
Hamonu732/
Amionu732/
Atminu732/
Omenus731/
Amineu731/
Omenuh731/
Emeinu731/
Aimonu731/
Omengu731/
Hamynu731/
Ama'nu731/
Amynou731/
Emaenu731/
Amitnu731/
Amanuy731/
Amanhu731/
Hamenoo671,125/
Aaminou67309/
Amminou67205/
Amanahu67169/
Homenou6798/
Gomenou6796/
Haminou6744/
Haemanu6726/
Aminudd6724/
Amannou6718/
Ahamonu6712/
Omeinhu6710/
Amaingu679/
Hamanui677/
Oumenou676/
Hamminu675/
Ahamanu675/
Hamanau674/
Ameenoo674/
Aminhou674/
Emeinou673/
Haumonu673/
Hammanu673/
Houmenu673/
Amahnui673/
Amainou673/
Haminus672/
Amoinou672/
Amionou672/
Amaanui672/
Ahminou672/
Hemenou672/
Omaenau671/
Emehenu671/
Aminuus671/
Hamaynu671/
Hamainu671/
Gaminou671/
Ahmanou671/
Amahanu671/
Aminaud671/
Amingou671/
Aaminut671/
Atminou671/
Aïmonou671/
Amisnau671/
Haiminu671/
Aminuha671/
Eumenou671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amenu
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